The Basilica of Saint John Lateran, the church of the Bishop of Rome, is located in Rome.
The pope is the Vicar of Christ on earth and spiritual leader of the Catholic Church. He is also the head of state of Vatican City, an independent city/state.
The first pope was St. Peter the Apostle. The Catholic Church is headquartered in Vatican City.
Since Vatican City was created in 1929 the following popes have served: Pope Pius XI Pope Pius XII Pope John XXIII Pope Paul VI Pope John Paul I Pope John Paul II Pope Benedict XVI Pope Francis
Vatican City
There is no specific pope of Birmingham. There is only one Pope and that currently is Pope Francis in Vatican City. He is the pope of the entire Church, including Birmingham.
The Pope lives in the "State of the Vatican City" or "Vatican City". This is a country located within the city of Rome, but is completely independent from Italy. The Vatican is its own Country!
Vatican City is the home of the Catholic Church and residence of The Pope.
The Pope only ruled the Vatican city ,but he has a power over all the city that the Roman Catholic church exist.
The head of the Catholic Church is the Pope, who is in Vatican City, Rome, Italy.
John Paul (before he was Pope) worked at the clandestine seminary of Krakow led by Cardinal Adam Stefan Sapieha (Archbishop of Krakow). As John Paul the Second, he worked at the Vatican where he ran the Catholic Church.
The Pope.
Pope John Paul II lived and worked in Vatican City.